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Chapter 2: Structure of Atom

Electrons, Protons, and Bohr Model.

Electron (e⁻)

J.J. Thomson

-1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C

Proton (p⁺)

E. Rutherford

+1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C

Neutron (n)

James Chadwick

Neutral

Bohr's Model Postulate

"Electrons revolve around the nucleus in fixed circular paths called orbits or shells (K, L, M, N)."